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What is your oc's Glimmer what shines to guide them threw the darkness, and in that darkness what Fear stakes them?

I can't remember when or if was an rp or lore post, but at some point I made mention that on Halona's home plane, she made friends with a large old tortoise that lived near her hometown. Her glimmer moves much faster than the one she knows, but its light reminds her of her family and her friends and gives her courage on Duskmourn.

As for fears, while Valgavoth's power might have trouble finding it given Halona's anti-magic would provide some defence, her fear would probably sit between the cards of immobility and issolation. I think her's would be indecision stemming from her homeplane's hidden nature and how the post-omenpath multiverse has shaken her resolve some showing her both the good and the bad of strongly connected planes. The person who sort of embodies choice, freedom, and wanderlust being confronted with consequences and only bad choices.

Nireta's glimmer would be an object rather than an animal and I think it'd be something akin to her first book/scroll. Something that represent the first step of growth in her youth. I think it's actually suprising to her since she wouldn't have assumed she had any good memories from that time.

Taking inspiration from the cards for abduction and being hunted, I know I've mentioned at some post years ago about Nireta's herophobia stemming from the would-be hero that she was set up to be the monster for them to slay. I think it'd also suprise her to find out how much quicker she is at overcoming it than she would have thought. Having been inspired by Gideon during the War of the Spark (and headcanoned interactions between her and the Gatewatch) and her having to step up during the Phyrexian invasions, she's stronger than she gives herself credit for.

Catrina's just being put next to Duskmourn is almost funny in a way. A being like Valgavoth, something consuming and subsuming a plane, wouldn't be new to her and realistically she's killed things like or even greater than him. That and given how Valgavoth killed or weaken all the other demons on the plane, there is not really anything other than Val to even get close to hurting her.

If she has a glimmer, it never needs to show up for her since she has nothing to fear here. Nightmares pulled from the human part of her spawn in her waking hours and try to haunt her? Great job becoming a tangible and very murderable thing, idiot. It's a plane that makes a basically infinite number of justifiably-killable creatures she can use to empower herself. She's just in a class of planeswalker where there would have to be a point were Val realises that it would be safer to remove her from the plane than let her learn of his existance and paint a target on his back.

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It was only a matter of time before I sent this ask around... What kind of animal would your oc turn into on Bloomburrow?

Halona would be an otter if we're sticking with the animals that fit the Bloomburrow aesthetic. I considered her maybe a frog for color pie purposes or making her something more themed to her plane/real-world inspiration like a Philippine tarsier, but I don't want to draw either of those and I think an otter is much cuter.

I'd think she'd have a hard time reconciling the fact that the creatures her umbras are based on would terrify most residents of Bloomburrow. Most of them are similar animals to the calamity beasts (i.e. predator or at least territorial) and even scaled down, her hellion umbra would still be closer to the calamity beasts' sizes than not.

Nireta for obvious reasons would be a bird. Originally I was thinking something coastal/aquatic like the sandwich tern (a absolutely hilarious name), but a lot of her siren features feal more raptor like. I ended up going with the eurasian magpie. She could also probably go more cardinal like to fit more in with the plane's vibe, but I think it fits her better.

She'd at first be dissappointed losing her hands even if she'd get used to using her feet quickly, but she'd be annoyed when Halona 1) started hanging her new height over her and 2) spent their entire time on the plane using as many animal puns as she could possible.

Catrina would be a badger. Originally I thought she'd be a squirrel, possible with mange, if only for the comedy of a hilarously strong character put inside a tiny body, but a badger actually fits her personality much better.

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So before Bloomburrow comes out I at least one to get out one MH 3 ask, so could you tell me about your walkers Origin card?

For Halona, I really like the explore sub-theme I gave her when I did the Chandra M19 inspired set since it represented her origin story of sailing and exploring. I think for her creature side, it'd keep track of every land she explores to a max of 3, probably using the noting system like Long List of the Ents. I'm not sure what would trigger the flip, probably when she sees a land on exploring, but after she flips she gains more loyalty for each land she explored and maybe draws for each +1/+1 counter (or tutors for an aura based on the number of counters) she had when she flips.

For Nireta, I made most of one, but I'm not sure I ever posted it. She'd be a 1/2 for UB flier with "Tap: Put a scavenge counter on her and draw a card." and "An opponent could put two counters on her and have a creature they control fight her. Only opponents may activate this ability, and only as a sorcery." If she would die with any scavenge counters on her, she'd flip and come in with that many loyalty. I like how it worked in her plundering and eventual near-death igniting. I didn't have any real notes for her back half though.

I only have the barebones of a Catrina origin card that I started working on once. The only thing I really have is that she'd have been White-Black with a Green tap ability. I think she'd have a fight ability with a noting mechanic to keep track of the highest CMC or Power/Toughness and she'd flip after killing a certain total amount. The planeswalker custom card I printed back in... 2022??? (God why I am so bad at being an artist online?) I was already struggling to come up with a representative version of her back then. She'd still probably have another destroy effect and probably another boardwipe-adjacent ability, but it's hard to come up with something that fits and isn't super broken.

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I know I'm a bit late but I was really enjoying Thunder Junction as a drafting experience, even if I found it a bit muddled from a lore perspective. But I wanted to ask the question if your oc had there own Mount what would it be?

Nireta tasks Halona with getting their mounts. A choice she regret immediately.

Halona gets herself a newt because she thinks it looks dumb and she gets Nireta the fastest armadillo she can find.

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I've missed out on doing art of my girls in any of the magic sets in for so long (or any art for that matter. Having a full time job sucks ass)...

but, dead-ass, seeing the fucking Bloomburrow art being anounced and getting furry Ral and Jace is so funny with the implication that planeswalkers either need a disguise or are transformed on the plane is hilarious.

And I wasn't sure how I'd like Outlaws of Thunder Junction when it was first announced, but I'm digging some of the art so far. I'm still a little iffy on it, but it's starting to grow on me.

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following weird horny furries who are into shit like pooltoys and transformation and stuff is enrichment. the vitamins and minerals of posting

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I got this lovely commission of Halona in a swimsuit done by the wonderful @jamminsamblog/@jamminsamblog

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Just some idea for the Roles you came up with, I love each of them by the way. Trickster: "Enchanted creature has "when this creature becomes block you may return it to you hand" Outcast: "Enchanted creature has +2/+0 and has Menace." Oracle: "Enchanted creature has +1/+1 and "When this creature attacks surveil 1" Guardian: "Enchanted creature deals damage equal to its toughness"

Omen: Enchanted creature has "Creatures dealt combat damage by enchanted creature are sacrifice during the next end step."

Ooo I really like Omen's delayed deathtouch-esque ability!

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Been having a blast with Wilds of Eldraine, so I wanted to ask if your oc had their own special Role just for them what would it be called and what would it do?

I really want to stick with names that could work inside fairytale and really try to hit the archetypes.

I think Halona's could be "Trickster" since the name and themes behind it fit her to a T, but the mechanics are a little tough. They already used ward for Royal and hexproof is too strong for a common enchantment. I think to fit in with other cards with trickster in the name it could be "Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has 'Tap: Tap or untap target permanent you don't control.'"

I think something like "Outcast" would fit Nireta. It wouldn't encapsulate her newer changes, but it does fit her core themes. I don't know if it would gain any power or toughness, but it would definitely have at least "Enchanted creature has skulk."

The name "Oracle" doesn't fully capture Pahandi, but I think it's a broad enough name that it could be used as a card. Scry would be the correct choice for this, but the Sorcerer role already does what I want so I think it would just be whenever enchanted creature attacks, do Ponder without the draw.

I'm stuck on Catrina. The two I'm stuck between are "Guardian" which fits her more white side and "Ill Omen" which fits her black side. Neither one strikes me as something specifically fairytale or folk-ish. I think Ill Omen fits the dark tones of her and evens out the unspoken color distribution the roles so far have been going with. Mechanically, it'd be similar to Wicked where it has a sacrifice trigger, but I'm not sure what. Maybe it shocks or bolts a target?

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Taking a temporary break from my art slump to bring you fanart for a fantasy webcomic I binged, @comicaurora (and a link to it's website) and testing out a new set of sketch/stippling brushes in Clip Studio. I'm still rusty and this could use some work, but it's been fun.

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